Egg-holder.



No. 663,!90. Patented Dec. 4,1900.

T. N. THOMSON.

EGG HOLDER.

(Application filed Mar. 8, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNTTED STATES PATENT FFICE.

THOMAS N. THOMSON, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO D. B.REPLOGLE, OF SAME PL'AOE.

EGG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,190, dated.December 4, 1906.

Application filed March 3, 1899. Serial No. 707.630. tNo model.)

T0 0t whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS N. THOMSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Im provements inEggI-Iolders, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to egg-holders such as are adapted to hold eachegg separately during shipment or handling for the purpose of preventingbreakage.

The objects of the invention are to furnish a simplified egg-holder, toprovide suitable advertising-spaceon such egg-holder, and to adapt it asa suitable delivering-case for eggs, as well as a suitable receptaclefor containing the eggs in the pantry or other cookingapartments, andother objects, as will appear in the specification.

In the drawings accompanying this specification, Figure l is adiagrammatic view showing the method of cutting the plate metalpreliminary to bending it in shape to form an individual egg-receptacle.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a single egg-receptacle, showing an egg inposition. Fig. 3 is a top view of the same receptacle shown in Fig. 2with the egg removed. Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of my egg-holderscomplete. Fig. 5 is a cross-section taken on the lineacoc of Fig. 4.Fig. dis a view showing how my holders when filled with eggs may beplaced into a common receptacle for delivery or shipment.

In the drawings, A designates the upper supporting members of a singlereceptacle, which are out on curved lines from the metal D and bent ata. to the perpendicular position shown in Fig.2. B designates the lowersupporting member, which is bent downward, making an angle at b. Themember B has a circular opening 0 through its center, the metal fromwhich does not enter into the construction of my device; but it shouldbe noted that the piece of metal cut from the opening 0 is the onlywaste consequent upon the manufacture of my device. In addition tobending the members A to the perpendicular plane, as shown in Fig. 2,they are also pressed toward one another, so as to clasp the egg moresecurely after it has been pressed between them. Any numberoftheseindividual holders may be out from a single plate, as shown in Fig.4, and a bead F and swage G may be used to strengthen the article. Onsome suitable part-as, for example, in the space K-the dealer may havehis advertisement printed. The device is also provided with eyelets H H,by means of which it may behung upon the Wall, where ready access may behad to its contents. When eggs are to be delivered in my egg-holders, asuitable box, as shown in Fig. 6, should be provided, having parallelways 01 d, into which the separate holders may be slid at suitabledistances.

The device may be used as follows. It may be shipped to the consumerbefore the members A and B are bent into position, in which conditionthe holders will nest with one another and take up comparatively littlespace.

Wholesale dealers may also print their customers advertisements on theadvertisementspace previous to delivery or it maybe printed onafterward; but it is best to have it printed before the members of theindividual egg-holders are bent into position. Inserting the egg isaccomplished by placing the small end within the opening 0 and pushingthe large end directly toward the plane of the metal D untilt-he membersA A clasp the upper portions of the egg. Removing the egg is simply aninverse operation to that just described.

I do not wish to be confined to the exact construction shown in thedrawings, as it is evident that many of the details may be variedwithout departing from the general spirit of my invention. For example,the egg-holding members may be swaged or bent, so that the flat sides ofthe metal conform to the surface of the egg. The ends of the members Amay also be cut round instead of square, as shown, and the arrangementof the several egg-holding members in the aggregation may be varied,according to the economy or fancy of the manufacturer.

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An eggholder constructed from a single piece of metal, the said metalbeing cut by Wholly circular and part circular lines parallel each toeach forming opposing retaining members having 'free ends adapted toclasp ing, from the opening made by them, the

member B having a substantially circular 10 opening 0 outtherethrough,and the said menuber B bent so as to occiipy a planesubstan tially parallel to that occupied by the members A A for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS N. THOMSON.

Witnesses:

D. G. MORAN, ALBERT BALL.

